The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-05-06

FeifosC Cisisens tin accordance will
she expressed wish Of many Thousand
Of The people oi Oregon, the Legislator,
OF the State has ordained that the qnes
tion Of che adoption Of the following
amendment 70 the Constitution OF th,
State shall be submitted 10 ita lsga
votes as . special election 70 be held or
the 9Th day Of November next.
ARTICLE 10.
sfcrioS l. The manufacture, sale,
or giving awAy,or the offering TO sell or
give away, or the keeping for sale Of
any apirituous, vInoua, melt, Distilled
fsrmonted, or any intoxicating liquors
whatever Is prohibited 10 this State, sx-
cept for medicinal, scientific, or rueehan-
icAI purposes.
SECTION 2. The Legislative Assem-.
bly, shall provide by law in vlia. man
ner, By whom, and at what places such
liquors or any Of them shall be mAhu.
featured or sold or kept for sale for
medicinal, scientific or mechanical pur-
posss.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall
take effect and he 10 full force In az
months from the date Of It's ratification
by the electors.
SEcrfoS 1. The legislative Assem-
bly, shall without delay paas all neces.
sary Laws with sniEicisns penalties nee.
saaary 10 enforce this amendment.
In submitting .bis amendment, 10 the
voters Of the State At a special ioslead
cf a general election, the Legislature
sisely di,engaged ID from all questions
Il party politics, 90 that no issns In
rolsing dstrimeut or advantage to any
political party ~ such is before the
people. bat solely tLe right aad expeii-
eney of makiog this amendment a part
OF che ''SIpeeme law Of The Safe.
Whether the Amendment, II adopted
will be made effective by laws passed
by the Legislature Or whether sreh
laws II enacted will prove sufficient for
he end proposed ars questions not no~
set for decision. They will have their
place and their time. II shoalI nat no~
be deabted that, II the rsjo,i,y Of tne
voters uf the Safe decIsrs in favor ol
thia Amendment. tie Lsgislatare will.
10 accordance with that declaration. AID
10 cosformiiy viii their owo oa,hs oI
otiice, pass such laws - the alnsajed
Consultation viii dsmAaJ.
The eflicitncy ~ such laws when
passed, and their bieding effect 90 tLe
eonscieness aid actions Of the people
viii depend maiuly, on two questions
Fast Will compliance with suct
laws leui 70 the coed Of The people -
whole aud
Secondly - VIII they intiict injury
or involve burdens aud restrictions OF
the persons aud property OF the people
not demanded by tho greatest good 0
he community.
That voters will he largely influences
for or ag.inas this amendment by an,
consideration other than that Of th
gteatest beneit to the community .
large, ws do not permit ourselves for
moment 70 believe.
| L would seem an uniastifabIa i'm
peachment Of Aneticsn citizenship /
suspect sitizsD to be capable Of cast
log biz vote on any other halis tha
this.
II cannot he den:ea that this qnes
ton Is not ouIy = proper subj ect {.
legislation, but that it is q euhje'
whose relation to ell pubic interests
such as imperatively to demand 81
moat repressiss aud prohihitorv snac'
ments, ander the Ino,t solemn aud do
ciaive forms. Ii any are in doubt npo
this question, il seems only nscsssa,
TO outline some of the wrongs ar
crimes that the liquor trafiic inilicts al
Z psrpesuates to remove such doubt.
II IL destructive to the health, cha
astsr, and morals Of the community.
Il is rninous to mary who are We.
in body or mind.
II Is dangerous to young aad old
but Offers special temptations TO q
{ young.
i II Is the source and fountain head
, both disease snd crima.
!. Il involves the State Ia an outlay
. judges, magistrates, police, jails, as
lums and peniten'iariss utterly out
proportion TO the so called revenue d
: rived from il.
: It demands, and will continue to d
. mand IN increasing numbers, victil
q from every community and well nj
from every family in the land.
Il calls around 1t tho criminal,
vicious, the law-cpposing and Law q
flying elements of the body politic.
It lays its hand on every corrupt
s influence in politics and remorseles
uses IL at influences for its own suppc
regardless Of all the sanctions Of Ri
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